Enter any address in East Carroll Parish, Louisiana to see its FEMA flood zone
Flash flooding from severe thunderstorms is the dominant flood character in East Carroll Parish County. Over the past 30 years, the NOAA Storm Events Database recorded 27 flash flood events, alongside 5 general flood events, 2 tropical storms, 2 hurricanes, and 1 tropical depression. Recent examples include significant rainfall and flooding in April 2024 and June 2021.
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) data indicates that properties in Zone A have experienced a high number of claims, with an average water depth of 6.1 feet and payouts averaging $22,117. Properties in Zone X_UNSHADED also show a substantial number of claims, though with lower average water depths of 1.6 feet and payouts of $10,962. Homeowners in Zone A, and those in less protected areas like Zone X_UNSHADED and Zone UNKNOWN, should pay particular attention to flood risk.
Summary generated from NOAA storm narratives and NFIP claim data for this county. Not predictive.
20 NOAA storm reports from this county describe what happened, in the words of the meteorologists who were there.
East Carroll Parish, Louisiana has recorded 37 flood-related events since 1996 according to NOAA's Storm Events Database, including 27 flash floods and 5 river or area floods. The county has received 32 federal disaster declarations, 7 of which involved flooding or coastal storms. Enter any address above to check its FEMA flood zone designation.
FEMA Disaster Declarations (1973–2026)
Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries.
| Declaration | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Severe Winter Storm | Winter Storm | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Tropical Storm Francine | Hurricane | Sep 10, 2024 |
| Tropical Storm Nicholas | Coastal Storm | Sep 12, 2021 |
| Hurricane Ida | Hurricane | Aug 26, 2021 |
| Tropical Storm Ida | Hurricane | Aug 26, 2021 |
| Severe Winter Storm | Severe Ice Storm | Feb 11, 2021 |
| Severe Winter Storms | Severe Ice Storm | Feb 11, 2021 |
| Tropical Storm Zeta | Hurricane | Oct 26, 2020 |
| Hurricane Delta | Hurricane | Oct 6, 2020 |
| Hurricane Sally | Hurricane | Sep 13, 2020 |
NOAA Storm Events Database (1996–2025)
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
| Type | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | Apr 10, 2024 | 25.00K |
| Flash Flood | Apr 9, 2024 | 5.00K |
| Flood | Jun 10, 2021 | 5.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jun 10, 2021 | 5.00K |
| Tropical Storm | Aug 27, 2020 | 30.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jan 14, 2020 | 2.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jan 14, 2020 | 10.00K |
| Flash Flood | Feb 10, 2020 | 8.00K |
| Tropical Depression | Oct 9, 2020 | 50.00K |
| Flood | Mar 12, 2016 | 100.00K |
Flash Flood — Apr 10, 2024
A severe thunderstorm moving east across northern Louisiana intensified and grew in scale as it encountered showers and thunderstorms over Northeast Louisiana. The resulting line of severe thunderstorms produced significant wind damage and heavy rainfall.
Flash Flood — Apr 9, 2024
A severe thunderstorm moving east across northern Louisiana intensified and grew in scale as it encountered showers and thunderstorms over Northeast Louisiana. The resulting line of severe thunderstorms produced significant wind damage and heavy rainfall.
Flood — Jun 10, 2021
A slow moving storm system over the central United States produced a round of thunderstorms with flooding rains over northeast Louisiana. Significant flooding occurred in portions of the region.
Flash Flood — Jun 10, 2021
A slow moving storm system over the central United States produced a round of thunderstorms with flooding rains over northeast Louisiana. Significant flooding occurred in portions of the region.
Tropical Storm — Aug 27, 2020
Hurricane Laura made landfall along the Louisiana coast near Lake Charles in the early morning hours of August 27. It moved north into Central Louisiana during the morning and afternoon before turning to the northeast and tracking through Arkansas. Impacts from Laura were felt far from the center of the storm, which was mainly in the form of tropical storm force winds across portions of northea...
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
Source: OpenFEMA NFIP Individual Claims (2.25M records analyzed).
FEMA assigns flood zone designations to areas in East Carroll Parish, Louisiana:
AE High Risk — 1% annual chance of flooding. Insurance required.
VE Very High Risk — Coastal flooding with wave action.
X (Shaded) Moderate Risk — 500-year floodplain.
X Low Risk — Outside major floodplains.
Properties in East Carroll Parish, Louisiana that are in FEMA-designated Special Flood Hazard Areas (zones A and V) with federally backed mortgages are required to carry flood insurance.
Even outside high-risk zones, flood insurance is recommended. From 2014 to 2024, nearly one-third of NFIP claims came from outside the high-risk Special Flood Hazard Area.
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